Please pay special attention to the quote below:

An optimist finds the positive in the negative, and a pessimist can only find the negative in the positive.

So here’s the story…..

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An optimist sees the best in the world, while a pessimist sees only the
worst. An optimist finds the positive in the negative, and a pessimist can
only find the negative in the positive.

For example, as a duck hunter, I was in the market for a new bird dog a
few years ago. My search finally ended when I found a dog that could not
only retrieve, but could actually walk on water! Of course I bought him
immediately but wasn’t sure how I’d tell my hunter buddies.

I decided to try to break the news to one friend at a time starting with a
long-time buddy who was also a hunter. He was a pessimist by nature, but
invited him to hunt with me and my new dog.

As we waited, carefully concealed by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by.
We fired, and ducks fell at a distance. The dog responded and jumped into
the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the
water to retrieve the birds, never getting more than his paws wet. This
continued all day long–each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the
surface of the water to retrieve it.

My pessimist buddy watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a
single word about it the entire day.

On the drive home the silence was suddenly broken when my friend said,
“Too bad about your dog.”

A little surprised at his statement, I asked, “What do you mean?”

“I mean,” drawled the pessimist slowly, “it’s too bad ya got stuck with
one that can’t swim.”

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When I look at a picture like this, it reminds me of what a great and awesome God we have who created everything in the world for His Glory and our benefit.

Many times we are so busy that we miss out on the simple things in life. God’s beauty is there for us to see, but we ignore it and focus on things that are less desirable. In the world in which we live today, you must make it a point to focus on the good things; otherwise all the bad things will consume your thinking and affect you negatively.

Just having a positive outlook can drastically improve your outlook on life and make you much less stressful. And that is always a good thing!!!

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Handbook for Victorious Christian Living – Practical ways to learn to live a victorious Christian life

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